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MSC MARIA ELENA

IMO: 9304423
Type: Container ship
Average cargo carried: 57,432 t
Flag (estimated): Panama
Port of registry: Panama
Technical efficiency: EEXI 8.95 g CO₂/t·nm

ISM company (DoC holder) in 2025: MEDITERRANEAN SHIPPING CO SRL · part of MSC Group

Report year

2018 at a glance

From the 2018 THETIS-MRV report. Carries about 76,703 t of cargo on average.

Fuel kg/nm

317

Container median 182 kg/nm (+75%)

CO₂ per transport work (cargo)

12.9

g CO₂/t·nm · Container median 20.2 (−36%)

Average speed

14.7 kn

Container median 13.8 kn (+7%)

Fuel per day at sea

112.1 t/day

Fuel consumed

17,188 t

CO₂ emitted

53,604 t

Distance sailed

54,174 nm

CO₂ ÷ CO₂ per mile

Time at sea

3,680 h

153 days, 42% of the year

Within the container fleet, 2025

Set against all 2,208 container ships with a full-year 2025 report. Bigger ships burn more per mile but less per tonne of cargo, so read fuel per mile with the ship's size in mind.

Fuel kg/nmThis ship 286 kg/nm · median 177 (+62%)

78.8Ranks 1,906 of 2,208, lowest first302

Average speedThis ship 14.1 kn · median 13.3 (+6%)

9.1Faster than 62% of container ships16.0

CO₂ per transport work (cargo)This ship 15.7 g CO₂/t·nm · median 16.3 (−4%)

7.22Ranks 1,058 of 2,208, lowest first46.9

Middle 80% of shipsMiddle 50%Container medianThis ship

Where the emissions happen, 2018

THETIS splits each ship's CO₂ by voyage type. The split sets how much falls under the EU ETS: all of it within the EU and at berth, half of it on voyages into or out of the EU.

Between EU ports8%
From the EU51%
Into the EU39%
At berth in the EU2%

Fuel burned laden

–

Not reported

CO₂ at berth

1,099 t

2.1% of the ship's CO₂, alongside in EU ports

Methane (CH₄)

–

Mainly from LNG; small for oil, biofuel and methanol

CO₂eq uplift

–

CO₂eq on top of CO₂ alone, from CH₄ and N₂O

Over the years

Full-year reports only. The Container median is the middle ship of all container ships reporting that year; it moves with the fleet, so a ship can gain on it without changing itself.

Fuel kg/nm

MSC MARIA ELENA
Container median

150.0200.0250.0300.0350.0

’182018’192019’202020’212021’222022’232023’242024’252025

Average speed, kn

MSC MARIA ELENA
Container median

13.013.514.014.515.0

’182018’192019’202020’212021’222022’232023’242024’252025

CO₂ per transport work (cargo), g CO₂/t·nm

MSC MARIA ELENA
Container median

10.012.515.017.520.022.5

’182018’192019’202020’212021’222022’232023’242024’252025

Year on year

Year	Average speed	Fuel kg/nm	Fuel per day at sea	Distance	CO₂ per transport work	Reading
2024→2025	+0.7 kn	+1%	+6%	−19%	+24%	0.7 kn faster, fuel per mile flat; better than speed alone explains (hull, engine or trade).
2023→2024	−0.6 kn	+13%	+9%	+17%	+23%	0.6 kn slower, fuel per mile up 13%; worse than speed alone explains (fouling, weather, loading or trade).
2022→2023	−0.6 kn	−13%	−17%	−6%	−11%	0.6 kn slower, fuel per mile down 13%; in line with the speed change.
2021→2022	+0.7 kn	−11%	−7%	+14%	−17%	0.7 kn faster, fuel per mile down 11%; better than speed alone explains (hull, engine or trade).
2020→2021	+0.1 kn	+14%	+14%	−27%	+1%	Same speed, fuel per mile up 14%; worse than speed alone explains (fouling, weather, loading or trade).
2019→2020	−0.4 kn	−2%	−5%	−5%	+4%	0.4 kn slower, fuel per mile down 2%; in line with the speed change.
2018→2019	−0.5 kn	−8%	−11%	+13%	+3%	0.5 kn slower, fuel per mile down 8%; in line with the speed change.

Fuel per mile rises roughly with the square of speed for a given ship, so a change in speed explains much of a change in fuel per mile.

Every reporting year

One row per THETIS-MRV report. A ship that changed operator during a year has a part-year report for each.

Operation

Year	ISM company	Fuel t	CO₂ t	Distance nm	Hours at seah	Average speedknots at sea	Fuel kg/nmthis ship	CO₂ per transport work (cargo)g/t·nm, this ship	Laden fuel
2025	MEDITERRANEAN SHIPPING CO SRL	12,370	38,900	43,224	3,065	14.1	286	15.7	–
2024	MEDITERRANEAN SHIPPING CO SRL	15,281	47,624	53,667	4,014	13.4	285	12.6	–
2023	not published	11,576	36,505	46,064	3,301	14.0	251	10.2	–
2022	not published	14,080	44,415	48,773	3,349	14.6	289	11.5	–
2021	not published	13,878	43,798	42,736	3,078	13.9	325	13.9	–
2020	not published	16,642	52,560	58,255	4,224	13.8	286	13.8	–
2019	not published	17,915	55,944	61,255	4,314	14.2	293	13.3	–
2018	not published	17,188	53,604	54,174	3,680	14.7	317	12.9	–

Benchmark and verification

Year	ISM company	CO₂ per TW, g CO₂/t·nm	Container median	vs Container	Rank	Verifier	Methods
2025	MEDITERRANEAN SHIPPING CO SRL	15.7	16.3	−4%	1,058 of 2,208	DNV	A
2024	MEDITERRANEAN SHIPPING CO SRL	12.6	17.5	−28%	647 of 1,974	DNV	A
2023	not published	10.2	19.4	−47%	403 of 1,899	DNV	A
2022	not published	11.5	19.1	−40%	443 of 1,825	DNV	A
2021	not published	13.9	17.9	−23%	616 of 1,781	DNV	A
2020	not published	13.8	17.6	−22%	647 of 1,797	DNV	A
2019	not published	13.3	18.9	−30%	526 of 1,788	DNV	A
2018	not published	12.9	20.2	−36%	425 of 1,705	DNV	A

Fuel per mile and CO₂ per tonne-mile are the ship's own reported KPIs. Container ships are benchmarked on CO₂ per transport work (cargo) (TW), in g CO₂/t·nm. CO₂eq adds methane and nitrous oxide and is in the public files from 2024. Rank counts from the lowest figure among that year's container ships. Methods: A delivery notes, B tank monitoring, C flow meters, D direct measurement. FuelEU GHG intensity is not shown: it needs fuel types, which the public file does not carry. Operators are named only from 2024, the first year the public files carry them; earlier years belong to the ship, not to any company.